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Ivory-billed woodpecker found in UW-Madison Libraries

Posted 4/28/2005

MADISON, Wis. — Historic images of the recently found ivory-billed woodpecker reported by NPR and in Science today have been digitized by the UW-Madison Libraries for viewing worldwide on the Internet.

The images dating from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries are part of a collection called the Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture produced by the libraries in cooperation with the Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee.

The project collects and creates electronic resources for study and research of the decorative arts, with a particular focus on Early America. Included are electronic texts and facsimiles, image databases, and Web resources.

 

Catesby, Mark,1683-1749. The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: Printed for Charles Marsh ... Thomas Wilcox ... and Benjamin Stichall ... 1754. Original book held in Special Collections, Memorial Library, UW-Madison Libraries.

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States.New York: Collins ; Philadelphia : Harrison Hall, 1828-1829. Original book held in Special Collections, Memorial Library, UW-Madison Libraries.

Studer, Jacob Henry, 1840-1904. Birds of North America. New York: Published under the auspices of the Natural Science Association of America, 1903. Original book held in Biology Library, UW-Madison.


An exhibit of illustrations of the ivory-billed woodpecker from rare books has been opened in Special Collections (976 Memorial Library, open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday) on campus. The books from the 18th and 19th centuries include:

  • Catesby, Mark,1683-1749. The natural history of Carolina , Florida , and the Bahama Islands . London : Printed for Charles Marsh ... Thomas Wilcox ... and Benjamin Stichall ... 1754.
  • Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813.  American ornithology; or, The natural history of the birds of the United States: illustrated with plates, engraved and colored from original drawings taken from nature. Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-14.
  • Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.  The birds of America : From drawings made in the United States and their territories. New York , J.J. Audubon; Philadelphia , J.B. Chevalier, 1840-44. Edition in smaller format, subsequent to the “double folio” edition, also held in Special Collections.
  • Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. The birds of America ; from original drawings by John James Audubon ... London : Pub. by the author, 1827-38.

 

 

 

 

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